09 Sep 2024
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Brunhes to burials – loess region of Krems, Lower Austria
School of Agronomy, Forestry, and Food Sciences (HAFL), Bern University of Applied Sciences, Länggasse 85, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Robert Peticzka
Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Christine Thiel
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hanover, Germany
Birgit Terhorst
Institute of Geography and Geology, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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